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EU ministers have reached an agreement on fishing opportunities for 2018 in the Atlantic, North Sea and Black Sea following negotiations at the Agriculture and Fisheries Council on 11 - 12 December.Wed, 13 Dec 2017 06:45:26 GMThttp://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/mare/item-detail.cfm?item_id=610401AGRIFISH Council: Ministers to decide on fishing catch limits for 2018http://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/mare/item-detail.cfm?item_id=609593
EU Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Karmenu Vella will present the Commission's proposals for fishing opportunities for 2018 for the Atlantic, North Sea and Black Sea to the Agriculture and Fisheries Council on 11-12 December.Mon, 11 Dec 2017 07:03:15 GMThttp://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/mare/item-detail.cfm?item_id=609593EU leads the way to sustainable fisherieshttp://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/mare/item-detail.cfm?item_id=607902
The oceans and their fish stocks are a shared responsibility for all. For years, the European Union has been leading international efforts to promote fisheries that are sustainable for both fish and fishermen, for the environment and for the economy. And the results are showing in both EU waters and throughout the world.Thu, 23 Nov 2017 16:32:13 GMThttp://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/mare/item-detail.cfm?item_id=607902Commission proposes sustainable fishing opportunities in the Black Sea for 2018http://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/mare/item-detail.cfm?item_id=607613
Ahead of the December Fisheries Council, where EU Member States will agree fishing quotas for 2018, the Commission has tabled its proposal on catch limits and quotas for the Black Sea, following adoption of the first-ever multiannual management plan for the region.Tue, 21 Nov 2017 10:45:00 GMThttp://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/mare/item-detail.cfm?item_id=607613Commission proposes fishing opportunities in the Atlantic and North Sea for 2018http://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/mare/item-detail.cfm?item_id=606855
Today the Commission presents its proposal for fishing opportunities in the Atlantic and the North Sea for 2018. The Commission proposes quotas for 78 stocks: for 53 stocks the fishing quota is either increased or remains the same and for 25 stocks is reduced.Tue, 07 Nov 2017 11:58:20 GMThttp://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/mare/item-detail.cfm?item_id=606855Commissioner Vella to push for sustainable Baltic fisheries at AGRIFISH Council todayhttp://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/mare/item-detail.cfm?item_id=605315
Fisheries ministers are meeting at the AGRIFISH Council in Luxembourg on 9 and 10 October to reach a political agreement on the Baltic fishing opportunities for 2018. Commissioner for the Environment, Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, Karmenu Vella, will present the Commission's proposal, and urge ministers to set fishing opportunities at sustainable levels.Mon, 09 Oct 2017 13:10:57 GMThttp://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/mare/item-detail.cfm?item_id=605315Seminar "State of fish stocks and the economic performance of fishing fleets" 2017http://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/mare/item-detail.cfm?item_id=512636
The seminar reviews the latest information on the state of fish stocks and of the economic developments of the fleets in the North-east Atlantic, the North Sea, the Baltic Sea, and in the Mediterranean.Fri, 08 Sep 2017 10:02:45 GMThttp://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/mare/item-detail.cfm?item_id=512636Commission proposes Baltic Sea fishing opportunities for 2018 with increased quotas for herring and salmonhttp://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/mare/item-detail.cfm?item_id=363311
Today the Commission adopted a proposal for fishing opportunities in the Baltic Sea for 2018. In particular, the Commission proposes to increase catches for Central Herring, Sprat and the Main Basin Salmon stocks, and to maintain the number of catches for the important stock of Western Baltic Cod.Tue, 29 Aug 2017 10:04:00 GMThttp://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/mare/item-detail.cfm?item_id=363311Common Fisheries Policy: Commission sets outs principles for 2018 fishing opportunitieshttp://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/mare/item-detail.cfm?item_id=118634
On 17th July, Fisheries Ministers of the EU will discuss in Council, the Commission Communication that sets out its principles for healthy and profitable fishing quotas for 2018.Fri, 14 Jul 2017 09:30:00 GMThttp://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/mare/item-detail.cfm?item_id=118634Questions & Answers: Commission sets outs principles for 2018 fishing opportunitieshttp://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/mare/item-detail.cfm?item_id=118636
On 17th July, Fisheries Ministers of the EU will discuss in Council, the Commission's Communication that sets out its principles for healthy and profitable fishing quotas for 2018.Fri, 14 Jul 2017 09:30:00 GMThttp://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/mare/item-detail.cfm?item_id=1186362017 Black sea stakeholder conference on blue economyhttp://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/mare/item-detail.cfm?item_id=75459
Thu, 08 Jun 2017 09:26:37 GMThttp://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/mare/item-detail.cfm?item_id=75459Bluefin tuna season 2017: EU determined to uphold high control standards in Bluefin tuna fisheryhttp://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/mare/item-detail.cfm?item_id=71332
Over recent years, Bluefin tuna have gone from heavy over-exploitation to progressive recovery, thanks to a massive international effort led by the EU. To ensure continued sustainable management of the Bluefin tuna stock, the European Commission is committed to implement and even go beyond the international control measures for catches during the 2017 main fishing season.Tue, 30 May 2017 05:58:36 GMThttp://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/mare/item-detail.cfm?item_id=71332Mediterranean Swordfish: EU leads effort for stock recovery while securing 70% of fishing quotashttp://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/mare/item-detail.cfm?item_id=55419
During the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) meeting in Madrid from 20 to 22 February, agreement was reached among ICCAT Contracting Parties on the allocation of fishing quotas for Mediterranean Swordfish as part of an agreement under the recovery plan for this species put forward by the European Commission and adopted by ICCAT last year.Mon, 06 Mar 2017 15:17:40 GMThttp://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/mare/item-detail.cfm?item_id=55419EU voices concern as IATTC fails to adopt robust tuna conservation measureshttp://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/mare/item-detail.cfm?item_id=54342
The EU is concerned by IATTC's failure to adopt a robust, science-based conservation measure for tropical tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. A last-minute agreement reached last week applies a catch limit for certain fisheries in 2017, but falls short of what is needed to guarantee long-term sustainable management of tuna stocks. Moreover, despite EU support for a plan to reduce fleet overcapacity in the region, capacity continues to increase.Fri, 17 Feb 2017 11:29:10 GMThttp://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/mare/item-detail.cfm?item_id=54342Ministers agree on fishing catch limits for 2017http://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/mare/item-detail.cfm?item_id=51295
EU ministers have reached an agreement on fishing opportunities for 2017 in the Atlantic, North Sea and Black Sea, following discussions at the Agriculture and Fisheries Council on 12 and 13 December. Karmenu Vella, the EU Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, presented the Commission's proposals, which were the basis for the negotiations.Wed, 14 Dec 2016 07:15:23 GMThttp://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/mare/item-detail.cfm?item_id=51295AGRIFISH Council: Ministers to decide on fishing catch limits for 2017http://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/mare/item-detail.cfm?item_id=51088
EU Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Karmenu Vella will present the Commission's proposals for fixing fishing opportunities for 2017 for the Atlantic, North Sea and Black Sea to the Agriculture and Fisheries Council on 12-13 December.Fri, 09 Dec 2016 11:53:58 GMThttp://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/mare/item-detail.cfm?item_id=51088Commission proposes Black Sea fishing opportunities for 2017http://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/mare/item-detail.cfm?item_id=50943
The Commission today proposed fishing opportunities for the Black Sea for 2017.Wed, 07 Dec 2016 18:00:00 GMThttp://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/mare/item-detail.cfm?item_id=50943The Commission proposes additional catch limits for the North Sea and Atlantic for 2017http://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/mare/item-detail.cfm?item_id=50912
The European Commission's yearly proposal for the 2017 fishing opportunities has now been supplemented with additional figures on stocks, where ICES has provided scientific advice after the publication of the Commission's proposal.Wed, 07 Dec 2016 11:07:18 GMThttp://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/mare/item-detail.cfm?item_id=50912L'UE s'engage pour pérenniser le travail des pêcheurs d'espadonhttp://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/mare/item-detail.cfm?item_id=50139
Suite à la proposition de l'Union européenne, une série de mesures essentielles pour la conservation de l'espadon de Méditerranée ont été adoptées hier soir par la Commission internationale pour la conservation des thonidés de l’Atlantique (CICTA) au Portugal.Tue, 22 Nov 2016 14:25:12 GMThttp://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/mare/item-detail.cfm?item_id=50139Deep-sea fishing opportunities for 2017-2018: unanimous agreement on deep sea quotas for the next two yearshttp://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/mare/item-detail.cfm?item_id=36921
The EU fisheries ministers have agreed on the 2017 and 2018 fishing limits (or TACs) for 19 deep-sea stocks. For the first time in six years, a unanimous agreement was reached on deep sea TACs and quotas for the next two years. One of these will be fished in accordance with Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) for the very first time next year.Tue, 15 Nov 2016 09:08:19 GMThttp://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/mare/item-detail.cfm?item_id=36921New fisheries regulations for certain deep sea stocks to be adopted at AGRIFISH Council next weekhttp://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/mare/item-detail.cfm?item_id=36863
Fisheries Ministers are to convene in Brussels on 14 November for the AGRIFISH Council. The Council is expected to reach political agreement on a regulation fixing the fishing levels for certain deep-sea fish stocks in 2017 and 2018. Deep-sea stocks have been regulated since 2003, but scientific advice indicates that they are still harvested unsustainably and that their exploitation should be further reduced.Fri, 11 Nov 2016 15:23:24 GMThttp://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/mare/item-detail.cfm?item_id=36863Commission proposes fishing opportunities in the Atlantic and North Sea for 2017http://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/mare/item-detail.cfm?item_id=36305
In preparation for the December Fisheries Council, where Member States will negotiate fishing quotas in the Atlantic and North Sea for 2017, the Commission is presenting its proposal for healthy and sustainable stocks.Thu, 27 Oct 2016 10:05:19 GMThttp://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/mare/item-detail.cfm?item_id=36305Commission negotiates mackerel quota increases in North-east Atlantic for 2017http://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/mare/item-detail.cfm?item_id=35945
On 19 October in Clonakilty, Ireland, the EU, Norway and the Faroe Islands reached an agreement on the quotas for mackerel fisheries allowed in 2017. This agreement is part of the five-year arrangement for mackerel agreed by the Parties for the period from 2014 to 2018.Thu, 20 Oct 2016 15:59:36 GMThttp://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/mare/item-detail.cfm?item_id=35945Baltic Sea: sustainable fishing quotas set for 2017http://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/mare/item-detail.cfm?item_id=35523
The EU fisheries ministers have agreed on next year's fishing limits (TACs) for ten fish stocks of the Baltic Sea. These TACs were the first to be set in accordance with the long-term management plan for the Baltic basin that had recently been adopted by the Council and the European Parliament.Tue, 11 Oct 2016 10:21:18 GMThttp://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/mare/item-detail.cfm?item_id=35523Commissioner Vella to push for sustainable Baltic, Mediterranean fisheries at AGRIFISH Council next weekhttp://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/mare/item-detail.cfm?item_id=35429
Fisheries ministers will meet during the AGRIFISH Council in Luxembourg on 10-11 October to discuss the Baltic fishing opportunities for 2017. Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Karmenu Vella, will present the Commission's proposal tabled on 29 August, and urge ministers to set fishing opportunities at sustainable levels. Decisive action is needed, in particular for western cod, which is experiencing a perilous decline. The Commission's proposals are based on the scientific advice received and are in line with the EU's Common Fisheries Policy and the recently adopted Baltic multiannual fisheries management plan.Fri, 07 Oct 2016 13:57:02 GMThttp://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/mare/item-detail.cfm?item_id=35429